Sneha Ullal (born 18 December 1987) is an Indian actress who has appeared in

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and

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films. She is known for her roles in the Telugu films ''

Ullasamga Utsahamga ''Ullasamga Utsahamga'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by A. Karunakaran. The film stars Yasho Sagar and Sneha Ullal in their debut. With music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, the film was release ...

'', '' Simha'' and the Hindi film '' Lucky: No Time for Love''.

Early life

Sneha Ullal was born bought up in Middle East in

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to a

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father from

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and a Sindhi mother. She studied at Indian School Wadi Kabir and

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in Oman. Later she moved to Mumbai with her mother and attended Durelo Convent High School and studied at Vartak College.

Career

Ullal made her movie debut in the 2005 Hindi movie '' Lucky: No Time for Love'' opposite

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. After the movie, she was noted for her striking similarities in appearance with

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. She later said that although the comparison didn't help her as an actor, it gave her a lot of recognition. Ullal then appeared with Khan's brother

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in ''

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'', which did not do well at the box office. Fearing that she was too young and needed to be more mature to work in movies, she took a break from Bollywood. She made her debut in Telugu movies with ''

'', which turned out to be a huge hit. '' Nenu Meeku Telusa...?'' was her second Telugu release. It was followed by an appearance in the song ''Nuvvu ready'' in the Telugu movie ''

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'' opposite

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. In 2007, she was to appear in ''Pirate's Blood'' by prolific horror filmmaker and character actor Steg Dorr. In interviews, Dorr would say "we canceled them because of a hurricane. We could not get it going on and the financing fell through." The role later went to Oman actress Maimoon Al-Balushi. Later, she signed ''Kaashh... Mere Hote'' to show that she is still interested in Hindi films. Her next few films didn't do well at the box office, but her 2010 release '' Simha'' opposite

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turned out to be a blockbuster.

Filmography

Films

Web series

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ullal, Sneha 1987 births Living people People from Muscat, Oman Actresses from Mumbai Indian film actresses Indian web series actresses Indian expatriates in Oman Mangaloreans Tulu people Sindhi people Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Bengali cinema 21st-century Indian actresses